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On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 6:09 PM, dave x via Marxism < [email protected]> wrote: "I dealt with that in my paper a couple decades ago but briefly: in the > first stage of socialism you need computers to track prices of good, > volumes of sales, etc. ALL OF WHICH REQUIRES NO MORE SOPHISTICATION THAN > THE SYSTEM CURRENTLY USED BY WALMART." > > I wonder how many millions of lines of code Walmart has. Anyone who thinks > this is simple is deluding themselves. I think anyone who's ever examined Walmart's supply chain and distribution channel snickered a little bit at that. It's incredibly sophisticated, and has taken decades of continuous refinement. Everyone knows that Walmart's revenues are roughly twice Greece's GDP, yes? -- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað." _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
